Boeing's new CEO is walking the main factory floor on his first day.
FILE - The Boeing 777X airplane is shown during the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, north of Paris, France, June 19, 2023.Boeing Co. Chief Executive Officer Kelly Ortberg said he’ll walk the main factory floor near Seattle on his first day and relocate to the city that forms the nucleus of the planemaker’s activities to renew the bond with workers stung by crisis.
”While we clearly have a lot of work to do in restoring trust, I’m confident that working together, we will return the company to be the industry leader we all expect,” Ortberg said in a memo sent to Boeing employees on his first day in the new position. “I will be transparent with you every step of the way, sharing news on progress as well as where we must do things better.”Ortberg’s commitment to Seattle carries both practical and symbolic weight.
That geographic separation between operations and manufacturing was increasingly called into question in the wake of the Jan. 5 accident aboard an almost-new 737 Max 9 aircraft that resulted from clumsy workmanship on the final assembly line. Calhoun announced in March that he’d leave, part of a major shakeup of management and production processes as Boeing tries to dig itself out of the crisis that’s consumed the company for seven months.
NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said that the company should brace for more surprise audits and inspections as safety inspectors seek to assess progress on the shop floor. Since the Jan. 5 accident, Boeing has been subject to whistleblower accounts recounting years of unauthorized work and defects that allege the company prioritized production targets and financial goals over diligence and sound workmanship.
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